NIA set to build $300M ‘real world’ Alzheimer’s database
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2023
The goal is to collect real-world data on Alzheimer’s disease and create a centralized data hub, helping to expand and speed Alzheimer’s research.
Antibiotic overkill leads to widespread side effects such as C. diff, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2023
“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of adverse events severe enough that these patients needed additional care from a doctor,” an investigator said.
Study pinpoints factors than cut residents’ risk of omicron infection
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
A study of nearly 1,000 residents underscores the importance of vaccine type and number of doses in maintaining protective immunity, and reducing the risk of breakthrough infections, investigators say.
40 percent of adults with hearing loss do not inform their clinicians
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2023
Adults who recognize that their hearing abilities have diminished often do not let their doctors or nurses know, a new study has found.
CDC: Adults need only one updated COVID booster shot, for now
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
The CDC does not recommend more than one updated COVID-19 booster shot at this time for adults who have completed their primary series of vaccinations.
Nursing home residents consume too many inflammation-causing foods, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
There is room for improvement in the diets of nursing home residents who consume a high proportion of foods linked to inflammation, according to a new study of data across 32 nursing homes.
New VA program to target 30K veterans for improved cholesterol care
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
U.S. veterans with cardiovascular disease and stubborn high cholesterol are the focus of a new program that aims to lower their risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke.
U.S. hospices lack standard for benzodiazepines, antipsychotics use: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
Investigators have found significant variation in what is considered clinically appropriate use of these drugs for the U.S. hospice population.
Catheter-linked UTIs more likely to resist antibiotics, large study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2023
The results emphasize the need for urine sampling and culturing before treating catheter-associated UTIs, and the importance of considering therapeutic alternatives, investigators say.
CDC: C. auris spreading at ‘alarming’ rate in U.S. healthcare facilities
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2023
Drug-resistant Candida auris, a known threat to nursing homes, has spread rapidly, and a growing number of cases are resistant to first-line treatment, federal researchers report.